Four ways winter heatwaves affect humans and nature

By Vikki Thompson, Senior Research Associate in Geographical Sciences, University of Bristol
Hannah Bloomfield, Postdoctoral Researcher in Climate Risk Analytics, University of Bristol

An extreme winter heatwave meant countries across Europe experienced a record-breaking New Year’s Day. New daily temperature records for the month of January were set in at least eight countries: Belarus, Czechia, Denmark, Latvia, Liechtenstein, Lithuania, Netherlands and Poland.

In many cases the temperatures were not just breaking the old highs, but smashing…

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